True Life Coach Therapies

24/02/2026

What makes you happy?

23/02/2026

Your heart's racing. Your thoughts won't stop spinning. Someone tells you to "just breathe," and honestly? It makes it worse.

If panic attacks have ever caught you off guard, you already know that calming down isn't as simple as people make it sound. Your nervous system has already hit the alarm, and reasoning with it feels impossible.

But here's what helps: grounding techniques that work with your body, not against it. We're talking about practical tools you can use right in the moment when panic hits.

Our latest blog covers five techniques that actually interrupt the panic loop. Things like the 5-4-3-2-1 method, the cold water trick, and a few others that clients tell us have changed everything.
Link in comments 👇

You're not powerless when panic shows up. You just need the right tools in your pocket.
What helps you when anxiety spikes? We'd love to hear.
WhatsApp us anytime: 066 106 1826

23/02/2026

That heavy feeling when you wake up and the day already feels too much?
Like everything's just... grey. Food doesn't taste right, laughs don't land, and even small things feel exhausting.
You're not imagining it, and you're definitely not alone in it here in South Africa.
So many of us carry this quietly because life keeps moving fast, work, family, bills, all of it.
The blog this week talks about what those depression signs really look like (they're often subtler than people think), why they hit so hard in our context, and some gentle, doable ways to start feeling a bit steadier.
If any of this sounds familiar, give it a read when you're ready. Sometimes just naming it helps lighten the load a little.
Link in comments for the full post.
We're here if you want to chat too – WhatsApp us on 066 106 1826. No pressure, just someone who gets it. ❤️

21/01/2026

Schools & Companies: Is your first aid training up to date?
South Africa's OHS Act requires certified first aiders on site (1 per 100 staff in most schools).
Plus, the new Physical Agents Regulations 2024 now cover heat stress risks – think playgrounds in summer heat!

Don't risk non-compliance or a preventable emergency.
Our accredited Levels 1–3 courses at TLC Therapies and Training Centre give you nationally recognised certificates valid for 3 years. Hands-on, practical, and fun!
Reply here, DM us, or check the blog: https://www.truelifecoach.co.za/first-aid-training-south-africa/
Stay safe & compliant! 💙

20/12/2025

Sometimes the problem isn’t life.
It’s you overthinking a handle.

16/12/2025

I'M DONE WITH THIS EFFIN YEAR!

Dear Friends,

If, like most people, you feel 2025 hasn’t exactly been kind and you desperately need to drag your weary body off for a well-deserved break, you have come to the right place.

From my side, as a personal note, I found this year especially challenging. I’m not sure if it’s typical year-end burnout out but all of a sudden, everything seems very expensive, and people are struggling more and more with health issues whilst relying on unreliable medical schemes and cutting back wherever possible.

I hear it almost daily: “Bianca, I simply don’t know what to do anymore. They downsized the company. I don’t even know if my job is safe anymore, and I’m doing the work of 2 or 3 people with no salary increase. I simply cannot cut back any more. My family now shares one car, we’ve cancelled gym, cell phone, and other contracts, but remain living month to month. Hand to mouth. I feel like I’m existing, not living.”

“I promised my child a bicycle for Christmas if he got good grades, but I was depending on my Christmas bonus to get it, and we didn’t get a bonus this year. I feel like a complete and utter failure.”

Well, friends, GOOD NEWS at last!

Now is the time to really start living your best life again. Please join me for a coffee to discuss a few simple yet scientifically proven methods to realign your mindset on a neurological level.

No magic tricks, no ongoing treatment for months on end, just instant and permanent results. Kind of like a holiday or time out for your tired brain. Call it a mental and physical rejuvenation if you like.

If this sounds too good to be true, please make a booking to come meet me (it’s free) to learn more. You can also read through some of the testimonials on my page.

My immense passion for supporting people, as I have done so the last 14 years, will feel tangible as I am genuinely invested in serving others.

My friends, take this opportunity to give yourself a gift this festive season. The gift of renewed energy and a relaxed mindset to ensure 2026 turns into a powerful year.

Much love…

15/12/2025

Your brain may have seven senses and it's wired for more

We’ve all been taught that humans have five senses. Sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. But science says your brain is working with much more than that.

New research suggests your brain actually depends on at least seven distinct senses to function at its best. In addition to the classic five, scientists have confirmed two lesser-known but essential senses: proprioception and interoception.

Proprioception is your body’s sense of where it is in space. It helps you walk in the dark or touch your nose with your eyes closed. Interoception is even more powerful, it lets your brain detect internal signals like hunger, thirst, heartbeat, or when you need to breathe deeper.

What’s surprising is how closely these extra senses are tied to mental health. Studies show that people with anxiety or depression often struggle with interoception. They feel disconnected from their own bodies, like something’s off, but they can’t explain why. That’s not just emotional. It’s neurological.

Your brain builds reality by constantly blending these senses. It needs all seven to stay balanced, focused, and aware. And when one is disrupted, it affects how you feel, think, and move.

This new model of the brain could improve treatments for everything from chronic pain to trauma recovery. It also changes how we understand emotion, not just as a thought, but as a full-body signal your brain listens to.

You’re not just seeing or hearing the world. You’re sensing it from the inside out.

15/12/2025

Many of us are dumbing down our brains, social skills, and health by endlessly scrolling on social media platforms - especially when we consume short form slop content. Science labs all around the world are coming to the same conclusions about this daily practice for millions of people: it's literally changing our brains and who we are as people.

It's time to regain some agency and consciousness and choose the path we want. Right now, we are allowing ourselves to flow with the invitations of Big Tech platforms, whose algorithms want to keep us sucked into this low quality content. But we don't have to take the bait their algorithms provide.

When you notice yourself going from one thing to the next to the next, pause. Feel your feet on the ground, notice your surroundings, and choose to come back to the present - outside of the void that is doomscrolling.

15/12/2025

Keep talking, keep sharing. You never know who needs to hear it

“A true story of triumph over mental illness and depression, Debbie bares her soul and shares all the dirty details.” Angie

S*x, Su***de and Serotonin by Debbie Hampton https://buff.ly/2xhoyvR

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15/12/2025

Bianca Othenin-girard

1. Abandonment is not merely a relational event. It is a psychic rupture. When a child is emotionally left, unseen, or unsupported, the psyche fractures in order to survive. One part grows forward into adulthood, competence, and function. Another part remains frozen in the moment it was left behind.

2. In comments…

15/12/2025

Depression quietly reshapes your entire body long before you notice it

Most people think of depression as something that lives only in the mind, but science shows it affects your whole organism in ways that are deep and physical.

When your brain struggles your body follows. Stress circuits stay active longer than they should. Cortisol rises. Sleep becomes shallow. Your immune system starts firing in the wrong direction, increasing inflammation throughout your organs. Even your heart rhythm can change as your nervous system loses balance.

Researchers have found that depression alters appetite, digestion, hormones, pain sensitivity, and even the way your cells repair themselves. It is not weakness. It is biology working under pressure. The brain and body are so tightly linked that when one collapses the other feels the weight.

Here is the part that matters. Healing also works in both directions. Support, connection, movement, treatment, and steady routines can calm inflammation, rebalance brain chemistry, and rebuild resilience from the inside out. You are not just lifting your mood. You are restoring an entire system that has been overloaded.

Depression is not a character flaw. It is a whole body condition that deserves care on every level.